WP Engine

Take the bot out of your bottom line. 🤖 Bot management for WP Engine’s Global Edge Security (GES) is here! From controlling bot access to enhanced traffic visibility, Global Edge Security’s new features are designed to protect your site while enabling the freedom to customize settings to your unique site and business needs. Secure your site and get started with GES here:  https://lnkd.in/e5mGQV6m

Almost a year ago, an independent audit found that WPBakery outperformed other major builders in TTFB performance. Now, it is time to move further. On June 30, 2026 at 10:00 am CDT, I’ll join Georgi Bebenov for a free WP Engine webinar on how to build efficient sites with WPBakery and improve performance by up to 35%. We’ll cover website creation, optimization workflows, WPBakery, and NitroPack with a practical focus: less theory, more doing. This session is built for professionals and agencies looking to improve deliverables, simplify optimization, and ship faster websites. Even, if WPBakery or NitroPack is not on your list - some tips and workflows apply to other similar tools and platforms - there will be something for everyone. Register here: https://lnkd.in/dcviG--i #WordPress #webdevelopment #webdesign

AI adoption among agencies has accelerated dramatically. The gap between AI leaders and laggards is already showing up in client results, team composition, margins, and growth rates. In this DE{CODE} session, Promethean Research’s Nicholas Petroski walks through the findings of our latest AI focused agency report “The Next Wave.” Learn more about how agencies are navigating the Intelligent Web and check out the full session here: https://lnkd.in/esNWN8Bv

ICYMI: Global Edge Security (GES) now has customizable bot management functionalities! 🤖 These new features give web teams deeper visibility to control and manage unwanted bot traffic. With just a few clicks, teams can activate strategies to better manage harmful bot activity without disrupting legitimate visitors: https://lnkd.in/e6k69Y_w

WP Engine Global Edge Security (GES) just got even better! Our latest GES expansion includes new performance features designed to shield your site, while allowing users to customize protection specific to your site and business needs: ✅ Enhanced Traffic Visibility ✅ Customizable Access Rules ✅ Instant Lockdown 🤖 ✅ Edge-Side Optimization Secure your site and get started with GES here: https://lnkd.in/e5mGQV6m

The web is undergoing its most significant shift since the move to mobile responsiveness. The familiar search-and-click model is being replaced by answer engines, AI agents, and agentic commerce, and most of the infrastructure that powers the open web wasn’t built for any of it. In our DE{CODE} keynote "A New Era: A First Look at What’s Next at WP Engine," Product Manager Krystal O'Connor, CSPO, CAL-E/T/O previewed upcoming enhancements to Global Edge Security (GES), including an all-new “under attack mode” and advanced traffic visibility. Learn more about Global Edge Security and these upcoming enhancements here: https://lnkd.in/ekhSE4Bv

WP Engine’s Rob Stinson and Iain Poulson go under the hood of ACF 6.8 and show how the plugin has evolved from a content modeling tool into essential infrastructure for the Intelligent Web. Watch the full DE{CODE} session here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e7NnNZHW Get an exclusive look into: ✅ How ACF 6.8 serves both human visitors and AI agents simultaneously without having to choose between UX and machine readability. ✅ A live demo where Claude Code builds an entire custom post type, taxonomy structure, and field group from a CSV file and a plain-language prompt. ✅ Native, zero-code Schema.org mapping to 1,500+ properties directly in the ACF UI, with intelligent type detection for complex data that generates valid JSON-LD automatically. ✅ A preview into what’s coming up next with ACF

ITP Media Group reaches millions of monthly readers but AI started summarizing their premium content without any source links or attribution. Instead of panicking, they rebuilt and pivoted their editorial workflow for AI discoverability. Charlotte Cijffers, ITP’s Chief Digital Officer, shares the decisions and details behind that rebuild: ✅  How ITP restructured workflows to earn AI citations instead of just being absorbed by LLMs ✅ The role WP Engine Newsroom played in scaling output without sacrificing metadata quality ✅ Why the most important thing any content team can do right now is double down on original authority, not chase GEO shortcuts. Watch the full DE{CODE} session: https://lnkd.in/gvATf9sY

The new metric for success isn’t Rank, it's Citation Share. As AI Overviews become the primary interface for the web, the "click" is changing. With informational CTRs dropping by up to 60%, the goal for brands is no longer just appearing in a list of links, it’s becoming the definitive source of truth for the model. We're seeing the shift from SEO to Generative Engine Optimization (GEO): AI models don’t just reward popularity; they reward extractability. Learn more about how to navigate the shift from traditional SEO to GEO by building high-performance, technically structured sites that AI models trust and cite: https://lnkd.in/gvjCaifY

Last night, we celebrated the 30th Anniversary of The Webby Awards and our 10th year as a proud sponsor. It was a celebration of that legacy, headlined by our incredible winning customers: 🔹 Belonging & Inclusion | Madeo 🔹 Corporate Social Responsibility | Aquent 🔹 Health & Wellness | ED. 🔹 News & Politics | The Trace 🔹 Sales & Revenue | Pecan AI 🔹 Healthcare & Life Sciences | One Health Company, FidoCure® To our partners Justin Livesay (Fueled), Michael Svanascini (Americaneagle.com), Ben Ostrower (Wide Eye), Julie Stimmel (Chemistry Agency), Eric Shober (McCANN New York), Michael Coppola (Amsive) who were there to celebrate: thank you for the collaboration. A massive congratulations to all the nominees and winners who are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. 🥂